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they did their thing to protect the environment, we had another vision in california. we disagree, but we move forward. we did not wait for anybody. we made commitments to reduce greenhouse gases by 25% by year 2020 and 85% by year 2015. we came up with a portfolio of renewable -- a renewable portfolio of 30% by 2020. new common standards. all the things we did -- so much so that secretary-general bank ki-moon encouraged all the other countries to go in the same direction, national governments -- sub-national governments have power and organization. he wanted to encourage them to go in that direction. environmental issues -- that is one issue. there are so many other issues you can address on a sub- national level. that is one thing to do at the schwarzenegger institute, to teach that and make people aware of the power of states and cities and counties. >> i think this has been a wonderful inaugural program. i want to thank the panel very much. thank you all so much for coming in. [applause] those of you who are registered for lunch, we look forward to seeing you there
they did their thing to protect the environment, we had another vision in california. we disagree, but we move forward. we did not wait for anybody. we made commitments to reduce greenhouse gases by 25% by year 2020 and 85% by year 2015. we came up with a portfolio of renewable -- a renewable portfolio of 30% by 2020. new common standards. all the things we did -- so much so that secretary-general bank ki-moon encouraged all the other countries to go in the same direction, national governments...
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if you have two the candidates in a fairly controlled environment even with a skilled moderator letting them to go at each other worse during the debate, that is one thing. if it is just a complete free for all, i think the campaigns would never risk it. >> in the first debate, i that nixon wasworward one of the smartest politicians ever to be vice president, and of course later the president. and he was the most gracious. and that did not come across in the debates. now, why was that? no one seems to have asked that question. was he overhauled by kennedy's wealth? his tan? that is what i would have wanted to know. when nixon did not bring those out any first debate as he did in the next three. i do not think it is an easy question. >> on the fact checking, one thing that i think is helpful is to go to multiple of the fact checking organization, there's the washington post. but go to several and get a consensus about what people have to say about the candidate's statements. >> we will go to a question from the studio. >> i have a question for charlton mcilwain. i have been intrigued by
if you have two the candidates in a fairly controlled environment even with a skilled moderator letting them to go at each other worse during the debate, that is one thing. if it is just a complete free for all, i think the campaigns would never risk it. >> in the first debate, i that nixon wasworward one of the smartest politicians ever to be vice president, and of course later the president. and he was the most gracious. and that did not come across in the debates. now, why was that? no...
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when the head of coca-cola says the business environment is better in china that in the united states of america, you know something has gone very badly awry. i will get our tax rates competitive, regulations are up today, and i will make sure that we open up new markets for american goods and crack down on cheaters like china. and we will take advantage of our oil, gas, we can't continue to rely on energy from others when we have energy from canada next door. let's get american in their -- energy secure again. this campaign is not just about dollars and cents. as important as that is, it is not just about jobs. it is also about the heart and soul of america. the question is whether we are going to remain a nation that our founders would recognize. a nation founded on the principles of opportunity and freedom. when they drafted the declaration of independence, they said the creator had endowed us with certain inalienable rights. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. that last phrase refers to the fact that in america, we can pursue our dreams as we choose. we are not limited by
when the head of coca-cola says the business environment is better in china that in the united states of america, you know something has gone very badly awry. i will get our tax rates competitive, regulations are up today, and i will make sure that we open up new markets for american goods and crack down on cheaters like china. and we will take advantage of our oil, gas, we can't continue to rely on energy from others when we have energy from canada next door. let's get american in their --...
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>> we were in a different policy environment that we were today. the tax rates increase in the early 1990's. we saw in a quality continue to rise in 2000. i would add tax policy for causing a tremendous widening the we have seen in after-tax incomes. i have no idea. from my own perspective, tax policy, the tax-cut for the very wealthy -- i alluded to the large reduction in the estate tax -- has expanded in the u.s. >> yes. >> given that one in four home loans is underwater and one in 13 are 90 days past due, or will be to do anything until we address the differences in mortgage values and home values? that has typically been the way people build wealth in the united states. >> thanks, mike. the housing market poses challenges going forward. we're a long -- the problems are long time in the making. one problem was the housing bubble that burst in 2006. prices came down considerably. middle class families saw a tremendous loss of wealth. that legacy has been it had when for the economy going forward. households are trying to pay down their debt. you
>> we were in a different policy environment that we were today. the tax rates increase in the early 1990's. we saw in a quality continue to rise in 2000. i would add tax policy for causing a tremendous widening the we have seen in after-tax incomes. i have no idea. from my own perspective, tax policy, the tax-cut for the very wealthy -- i alluded to the large reduction in the estate tax -- has expanded in the u.s. >> yes. >> given that one in four home loans is underwater and...
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we are trying to create an environment of working together. it is a political year. of course she is going to endorse the senator that best represents her local view, which is connected. >> senator, your turn. >> she did not endorse me. she just said what the record was. politics should never trump jobs. the problem was not wanting to invest in this country. clean water and clean air, it is a $3 billion industry, and we can have both, but you need regulations, and 50 days before an election they announced three years ago they are going to kill the plant. >> he brought us the company from an action the epa took, and epa was told by the chamber of commerce that if you took that action if you voted not to suspend the rules, they would not have to prevent it. that is the problem. you see bureaucrats are dictating policy in montana. we can do just fine. >> the congressman has talked about 95% and other things that are patently false. they said they could deal with these rules. the problem they have is with ash and hayes. they can meet those standards. they have chosen to
we are trying to create an environment of working together. it is a political year. of course she is going to endorse the senator that best represents her local view, which is connected. >> senator, your turn. >> she did not endorse me. she just said what the record was. politics should never trump jobs. the problem was not wanting to invest in this country. clean water and clean air, it is a $3 billion industry, and we can have both, but you need regulations, and 50 days before an...
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it will save our environment. it is good for our national security. that is what change is. change is the fight that we had to stop sending $60 billion in unnecessary subsidies to the banks in the student loan program. take that money directly out and give it directly to the students so that millions of students across america are able to afford a college education. [applause] change is the health care reform bill that we have. [cheers and applause] it says, if you get sick in america, you will not go bankrupt. and we have 2.5 million young people with health insurance that did not have it, and seniors getting help on their prescription drugs. [applause] and americans will not be denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions, or insurance companies dropping them right when they need them the most. that is what change is. [applause] change is that for the first time in our history, you do not have to hide who you live in order to serve this country that you love. don't ask, don't tell is over. we do not believe in discrimination in this country. [applause] that is part o
it will save our environment. it is good for our national security. that is what change is. change is the fight that we had to stop sending $60 billion in unnecessary subsidies to the banks in the student loan program. take that money directly out and give it directly to the students so that millions of students across america are able to afford a college education. [applause] change is the health care reform bill that we have. [cheers and applause] it says, if you get sick in america, you will...
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it cleans up the environment and it is american made, if i can put it like that. i think we are addicted to foreign oil. i don't mean to pick on exxon or british petroleum. but when i was in downtown baton rouge a couple of years ago when the british petroleum fiasco happened, a guy stopped me and said did you hear about the oil spill in the gulf of mexico this morning? i said no, your the first one that told me. he said, can you guess which producer caused it? i said british petroleum. i did not hesitate a second. as governor, we clean up for air and water in louisiana. we had their regulation of energy. i believe we need to the energy independence. natural gas. we need to take back our future, and i would do it that way. it can be done safely. watch me do it. we do it in louisiana. [applause] i will close, if you let me. if there is no other questions, i will point to what the enemy is doing. barack obama's five top ambassadors, germany, france, switzerland, great britain, and belgium, gave an average of $725,000 each to the presidential campaign. is this countr
it cleans up the environment and it is american made, if i can put it like that. i think we are addicted to foreign oil. i don't mean to pick on exxon or british petroleum. but when i was in downtown baton rouge a couple of years ago when the british petroleum fiasco happened, a guy stopped me and said did you hear about the oil spill in the gulf of mexico this morning? i said no, your the first one that told me. he said, can you guess which producer caused it? i said british petroleum. i did...
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they must cease of violence and create the environment for a peaceful solution of the crisis facing their country. we need protection of rights for all syrians regardless of their beliefs. >> of violence and political unrest was a topic on the u.s. senate floor today. john mccain and joe lieberman called for u.s. military intervention to assist the opposition. >> is to come as no surprise to any of our colleagues that the civil war raging has only deteriorated further of the past two weeks. a massacre that bashir al-sadr's forces committed in the syrian town of jula. at least 108 civilians, the majority of them women and children, are now believed to have been killed, some from repeated shelling by assad's tanks and artillery, but most slaughtered in their homes and executed in the streets. survivors describe a scene so gruesome that even after 16 months of bloodshed and more than 10,000 dead, it still manages to shock the conscience. there are now reports of another massacre by assad's forces with as many as 78 syrians dead and that syrian authorities are blocking access to the scene for
they must cease of violence and create the environment for a peaceful solution of the crisis facing their country. we need protection of rights for all syrians regardless of their beliefs. >> of violence and political unrest was a topic on the u.s. senate floor today. john mccain and joe lieberman called for u.s. military intervention to assist the opposition. >> is to come as no surprise to any of our colleagues that the civil war raging has only deteriorated further of the past...
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so we can fix our taxes and improve the regulatory environment. we can launch a manufacturing renaissance. if we are left with damocles hanging over our heads, banks that are too big to fail. six banks that have assets equal in value to 2/3 of our nation's gdp. if they go down, we all go down. they will get a bailout if they get sick, and that is not fair. we are not going to do it again. until such time as we have a president, if you are too big to fail, you are too big. capitalism without failure isn't capitalism. we're building a bunch of banks that look like public utilities and this isn't serving our purposes going forward. it makes it near impossible for small businesses today to get a loan because of capital coverage requirements. i went to a place called lindey's diner. all of the presence of been there. and you were the first candidate this go around to walk again. i like our chances. i went to the counter and i sat next to a middle-aged man, struck up a conversation. good man. ask him what he did. he said, i restore old motorcycles. i sa
so we can fix our taxes and improve the regulatory environment. we can launch a manufacturing renaissance. if we are left with damocles hanging over our heads, banks that are too big to fail. six banks that have assets equal in value to 2/3 of our nation's gdp. if they go down, we all go down. they will get a bailout if they get sick, and that is not fair. we are not going to do it again. until such time as we have a president, if you are too big to fail, you are too big. capitalism without...
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when i came here in a partisan environment, i said, i do not have to subscribe to a non partisan environment. my goal was one nebraska, not a republican or democratic or east or west. i represent all the people, even those who voted against me. i have taken that independent approach back here. i have to represent all of the people. >> did you ever contemplate becoming an independent? >> no, because the democratic party never pushed me out. i have been well excepted by the democrats in nebraska inaccepted by the democrats in nebraska. ultimately, the democrats did not leave me, so why would i lieina the democrats -- leave the democrats? >> there are so many changes that happened in this country. the whole concept of national security and how that has changed since 9/11 and whether we are in a place -- a better place? >> most people feel we are safer than we were. that is what national security is about. it is a state of mind sometimes as much as it is a state of security. i think people feel they are better off. i am glad that is the case. what we have gone through is a difficult price, a hig
when i came here in a partisan environment, i said, i do not have to subscribe to a non partisan environment. my goal was one nebraska, not a republican or democratic or east or west. i represent all the people, even those who voted against me. i have taken that independent approach back here. i have to represent all of the people. >> did you ever contemplate becoming an independent? >> no, because the democratic party never pushed me out. i have been well excepted by the democrats...
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if i will create an environment where our businesses and workers will compete and win. i will welcome the best and brightest to our shores and ensure that we have labour and training policies that help american workers to be more competitive. instead of growing the federal government, i will shrink it. i will repeal obama-care, and cut programs we simply cannot afford, and i will send the state's programs they can implement at lower cost with better results. i have already proposed a plan that would strengthen medicare and social security for future generations, and on like president obama i have the courage to stand behind my plan and the leadership experience to ncacy -- enact them, without tax increases. i will gradually raise the retirement age for social security and reduced the rate of benefit growth for higher- income seniors. i will introduce competition and choice to medicare while preserving medicare coverage as an option so future seniors can get higher quality at lower costs. this november we will face the defining decision. our choice will not be one of par
if i will create an environment where our businesses and workers will compete and win. i will welcome the best and brightest to our shores and ensure that we have labour and training policies that help american workers to be more competitive. instead of growing the federal government, i will shrink it. i will repeal obama-care, and cut programs we simply cannot afford, and i will send the state's programs they can implement at lower cost with better results. i have already proposed a plan that...
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as more do, it will create an environment for us to reach an agreement. we need the same willingness to step 4 on the left to be able to meet in this room at the table or wherever the room maybe and to come to an agreement that will lead us forward. one thing i am hoping for is if we can reach an agreement, in principle before the end of the year, then implement it, i believe this is what many have been waiting for to launch a more spirited recovery. if we get this done, if we have a credible $4 trillion deficit reduction plan signed and sealed, signed by the president, what does that say to the rest of the world? many economies in europe and other places are struggling, but ours will be the strongest in the world in terms of the future. it takes a lot of hard work but it is worth the effort. all will prosper. saturday night, my wife and i went to see a movie by spielberg. about another gentleman who lived in illinois for a while named abraham lincoln. toward the end of the new -- of the movie, daniel day-lewis was sitting across from confederate and ther
as more do, it will create an environment for us to reach an agreement. we need the same willingness to step 4 on the left to be able to meet in this room at the table or wherever the room maybe and to come to an agreement that will lead us forward. one thing i am hoping for is if we can reach an agreement, in principle before the end of the year, then implement it, i believe this is what many have been waiting for to launch a more spirited recovery. if we get this done, if we have a credible...
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how would you bring back dollars to new jersey in this environment. and what would you identify as the most pressing new jersey project in need of fiscal funding? >> unfortunately, these guys abuse be earmarked process. there were excessive. and of course now we are at a point with our debt problems that we cannot afford them. so i am going to fight tooth and nail -- within the confines of form and other plans that exist for people to compete. and i am going be very active around the state. we lost a big army base. people all around new jersey. sure where you were in that fight. i did not see you. we lost that base. lost those jobs. they moved to aberdeen, maryland and a sky high price tag for the american taxpayer. >> time, sir. >> that is what we have to work for. >> thank you, sir. >> look, joe, you are entitled to your opinion, but not your facts. the reality is that when the base -- i did not have the privilege at the time when that was going under, was going on. so, that is not when you cannot subscribe to me. i joined colleagues who were repres
how would you bring back dollars to new jersey in this environment. and what would you identify as the most pressing new jersey project in need of fiscal funding? >> unfortunately, these guys abuse be earmarked process. there were excessive. and of course now we are at a point with our debt problems that we cannot afford them. so i am going to fight tooth and nail -- within the confines of form and other plans that exist for people to compete. and i am going be very active around the...
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and a regulatory environment where businesses can floors but it does not do much more. right now we have a federal government that is too large. $16 trillion debt. $1.30 trillion deficit. we need somebody who will stand up and fight. i have that record in the house. that is the record i will take to the senate. that is why i appreciate your vote. thank you. >> our next closing statement is from mark victor. >> our country was founded upon freedom. we are about individual rights and responsibilities and free markets. we are about being free to vote -- and define and pursue your own happiness. it is about americans in charge of themselves. these are our principles. we have strayed so far from these principles. we have a busybody government that is into everything, it regulates and taxes everything and everyone to death. it is involved in our lives cradle to grave. over $16 trillion in debt and growing ever higher. the highest incarceration rate in the world. over 2 million in prison. perpetual war is that we keep paying for with more debt and human lives. we are speeding
and a regulatory environment where businesses can floors but it does not do much more. right now we have a federal government that is too large. $16 trillion debt. $1.30 trillion deficit. we need somebody who will stand up and fight. i have that record in the house. that is the record i will take to the senate. that is why i appreciate your vote. thank you. >> our next closing statement is from mark victor. >> our country was founded upon freedom. we are about individual rights and...
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in this uncertain and volatile environment. the mission was to support and answer to the chief mission in libya. i worked directly for the regional security officer. we provided security support, medical support, communications support, for every facet of security that covered the embassy. as the sst commander, at a seat on the country team. i was closely involved in the support for the rso's secure the objective. we lived more together to locations in tripoli and embassy property in benghazi. the sst supported security but it's for diplomatic officers in and around tripoli and other parts of libya as the work required. on two occasions, i send members to benghazi to support and bolster security at that location. the sst was closely integrated with regular diplomatic security agents working directly for the rso as well as other diplomats teams. i traveled to benghazi on two occasions with the rso, once to evaluate a security situation there and once to conduct some work for the defense office. i was there a second time in june
in this uncertain and volatile environment. the mission was to support and answer to the chief mission in libya. i worked directly for the regional security officer. we provided security support, medical support, communications support, for every facet of security that covered the embassy. as the sst commander, at a seat on the country team. i was closely involved in the support for the rso's secure the objective. we lived more together to locations in tripoli and embassy property in benghazi....
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the violent and safety concerns -- the environment and safety concerns that need to be dealt with. without this product will continue to feed money into countries that status. -- that hate us. having said that, i do not think we should be rewriting an outstanding process. i do have some questions about the process. i'll use my time to address it. the executive branch offered authority. literally since the executive order in 1968. with executive order from president bush, they amended that authority to see the review that did not alter the exercise of that authority with the delegation. is that correct a? >> that is correct. >> how many permits have been issued since 1968? >> i know of three at this time. i am not sure that is accurate. >> most of our pipelines come from mexico instead of canada. it seem like there would be a number of them that cross international borders between mexico and the united states. what is the average time these permits have taken? other pipelines have been granted permits between 18-24 months. >> the state department issued an environmental impact state
the violent and safety concerns -- the environment and safety concerns that need to be dealt with. without this product will continue to feed money into countries that status. -- that hate us. having said that, i do not think we should be rewriting an outstanding process. i do have some questions about the process. i'll use my time to address it. the executive branch offered authority. literally since the executive order in 1968. with executive order from president bush, they amended that...
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create positive environment. do not let social pressures bring you down because you will have a mortgage one day. do not worry about that. [laughter] it is ok. be a girl. enjoy life. that is what is really going to make you happy. >> what do you think are the two or three biggest barriers to girls becoming girl scouts? is it different in urban versus rural areas? >> a lot of people do not realize that the barrier is financial. even though i will talk -- is only $12 a year. that is two lattes. [laughter] where i came from, 20,000 girl scouts, half of them were on scholarship. i fundraiser to pay for half of their feet. if that -- that can be a barrier. between rural and urban, i think it is just a different experience. i grew up in a rural community with one girl scout troop. we were very tight. we did everything together. the urban community, they have more opportunities to do field trips around different things. what i think is great about girls doubts -- once -- girl scouts, once you enter, you are entering a n
create positive environment. do not let social pressures bring you down because you will have a mortgage one day. do not worry about that. [laughter] it is ok. be a girl. enjoy life. that is what is really going to make you happy. >> what do you think are the two or three biggest barriers to girls becoming girl scouts? is it different in urban versus rural areas? >> a lot of people do not realize that the barrier is financial. even though i will talk -- is only $12 a year. that is...
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caused devastating loss to the victims and environment and under mined the truth seeking function of congress. and by hiding the severity of the spill b.p. caused another type of harm that is our focus. harm to the shareholders, to the investing public and market all of which are entitled to transparent and complete and accurate information. the eyes of the world were on b.p. in the spring and summer of 2010, the company had an opportunity to provide accurate disclosure about the facts needed by the public to make informed decision about investment and they chose to mislead the public. that is not what we expect from public companies and their management and it is in times of congress the need for accurate information is most acute. i want to recognize the hard work of the f.c.c. staff that conducted this investigation including brian thomas and mat ralph. they are the kind of public servants that americans can be proud of. i want to thank the members of the deep water horizon task force. and i want to thank the leadership of the department of justice, the attorney general, associate
caused devastating loss to the victims and environment and under mined the truth seeking function of congress. and by hiding the severity of the spill b.p. caused another type of harm that is our focus. harm to the shareholders, to the investing public and market all of which are entitled to transparent and complete and accurate information. the eyes of the world were on b.p. in the spring and summer of 2010, the company had an opportunity to provide accurate disclosure about the facts needed...
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it is a fractious environment, a regime divided. who determines the level of cooperation on counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency? >> as you may know, sir, the pakistani government is in the throes of kind of re-examining perhaps a reset of what the relationship will be with the united states. that is a subject that their parliament is going to take up. so we will wait for the outcome of that. >> how do you assess the current economic situation of pakistan? >> they have their challenges. it is a tough situation there for them. >> another question of pakistan. your assessment on the likelihood of another military coup in pakistan over the next year to two years? is that a closed session? >> well, the history has been they have never had an administration that has seen the completion of its whole term. this one may succeed, despite all its current challenges and the court proceeding that is going on there now. i do not think it is the inclination of the current army leadership very sensitive to the independence of the military in no
it is a fractious environment, a regime divided. who determines the level of cooperation on counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency? >> as you may know, sir, the pakistani government is in the throes of kind of re-examining perhaps a reset of what the relationship will be with the united states. that is a subject that their parliament is going to take up. so we will wait for the outcome of that. >> how do you assess the current economic situation of pakistan? >> they have...
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corporate responsibility around the environment. we go into lots of cities and we help them grow economically to create jobs, help the environment. we do a tremendous amount for education and veterans. we have hired -- thank you, veterans -- 4800 veterans in teh last 18 months or so. 17 companies have hired 70,000 veterans. a lot of people of taare talkin. we're doing. we try to participate. healthy, vibrant company makes all this possible. with a dying company, none of this is possible. if i did not make the customers happy, there is no anything else. i have never separated them. in that, we will be making mistakes. that may go back to this issue one more time. we have something like $15 billion exposure to hedging and stuff like that. you could easily tell me to get that down. we have been in spain for over 100 years. if you are italy, how would you feel it jpmorgan cuts and runs? do not be a fair weather friend. be here in good times and bad for me. just like that, things go bad. everyone knew that italy and spain would go bad. h
corporate responsibility around the environment. we go into lots of cities and we help them grow economically to create jobs, help the environment. we do a tremendous amount for education and veterans. we have hired -- thank you, veterans -- 4800 veterans in teh last 18 months or so. 17 companies have hired 70,000 veterans. a lot of people of taare talkin. we're doing. we try to participate. healthy, vibrant company makes all this possible. with a dying company, none of this is possible. if i...
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she worked very hard, particularly on head start and on the environment. she was, next to johnny appleseed, she was right behind him. [laughter] [applause] this is her 100th birthday year and for her 70th birthday, she gave money to start the national wildflower research center. so that if you want to know about the wild flowers and the native plants in your area, you can now go on the internet. in those days, it was writing us or calling us, and we can tell you what will be best for oregon, what are the things that are native to oklahoma and that will grow the best heat they have their and the lack of water. what will do best in vermont, virginia. let's encourage our natural environment because, one, it is a lot cheaper. and she was a penny pincher. [laughter] frugal is the nice word. but she wanted us to live up to the best that god gave us, and she believed that having those native plants on the highways would remind us of the beauty that god gave us. and it was a lot cheaper not to be planting roses out there or something that was not going to come up
she worked very hard, particularly on head start and on the environment. she was, next to johnny appleseed, she was right behind him. [laughter] [applause] this is her 100th birthday year and for her 70th birthday, she gave money to start the national wildflower research center. so that if you want to know about the wild flowers and the native plants in your area, you can now go on the internet. in those days, it was writing us or calling us, and we can tell you what will be best for oregon,...
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based on what we've learned over the last 10 years of war and where we see security -- the security environment going in the future could we ever tried to -- i say "we" -- we have tried to jump out to 2020, and decide what the threat environment with look- alike, and then determine what capabilities we would need to address it, and then look backwards at ourselves sitting in 2012, getting ready to submit a budget that goes from '13 to '17, knowing we would have four opportunities over the next four years to build this force for 2020, against the strategy we conceived in the fall. the submission was just the first step in what will be four steps, because we will submit pom's, program offering memorandums. if we don't do it the way i just described, we will be doing this on an annual basis with no framework or idea of where we want to be added 2020. i said we were not going to talk about sequestration, but i have to mention it in the context of the question. as i stand here before you, we submitted the budget in february. it is in market right now in the congress of the united states. i don't kno
based on what we've learned over the last 10 years of war and where we see security -- the security environment going in the future could we ever tried to -- i say "we" -- we have tried to jump out to 2020, and decide what the threat environment with look- alike, and then determine what capabilities we would need to address it, and then look backwards at ourselves sitting in 2012, getting ready to submit a budget that goes from '13 to '17, knowing we would have four opportunities over...
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some decisions about energy policy because certain types of energy may be judged as better for the environment. putting that aside, we need to keep maintaining a role for energy markets. there is a remarkable increase in the supply of natural gas, for example, in the united states and that is a good thing as long as we can match it in a safe, environmentally sound way. >> dr. bernanke, i want to drill down on something you talked about in general which is europe and i want to go into detail about the central bank liquidity or the dollar-swap agreements. since you have been here last time, it has grown from the agreements with various central banks from $2.8 billion to much more. where does that money come from? is that in existing reserves? where does that $103 billion come from? >> it becomes a liability and an asset on the federal reserve balance sheet. it is paid for by greater access reserves in the banking system and on the other side, we have an asset which is the money given keeps in exchange to a european central bank. >> that would be, in layman's terms, new money, not money you took
some decisions about energy policy because certain types of energy may be judged as better for the environment. putting that aside, we need to keep maintaining a role for energy markets. there is a remarkable increase in the supply of natural gas, for example, in the united states and that is a good thing as long as we can match it in a safe, environmentally sound way. >> dr. bernanke, i want to drill down on something you talked about in general which is europe and i want to go into...
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that environment created a lot of problems. when we did not think it through, we short changed those when we stood up. we brought all of the operations without management's support to back these operations. >> let me close with an interesting article i read in newsweek secretary gates was talking about. secretary rumsfeld said there were 17 layers between implementation and the military. that is not moving in the right direction in terms of efficiency. >> the department has reduced layers, because when it was originally set up, the department had the opportunity to reorganize, which they did, and they have removed layers. nouw they need to be empowered. the progress we have made is substantial. i do not think the department has a good way of marketing itself. it has a long way to go. the biggest threat the department has right now is budget constraints, the ability to sustain what they have already started and the ability to make the improvements they need to move forward and address evolving threats. >> thank you very much. >>
that environment created a lot of problems. when we did not think it through, we short changed those when we stood up. we brought all of the operations without management's support to back these operations. >> let me close with an interesting article i read in newsweek secretary gates was talking about. secretary rumsfeld said there were 17 layers between implementation and the military. that is not moving in the right direction in terms of efficiency. >> the department has reduced...
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i think there was a sense like on energy and environment and education that the president had a vision for where america needs to be in this new century where we've got rising competition in china and germany and india and if we're going to have an american century we cannot come in second place to those countries in technology of the future. and i think that played an important role. there was a sense that the obama vision was one that they thought better suited this moment in our country's history. and there is no question on social issues whether it's women's healthcare or immigration. there was asset of issues that for younger voters was important to think about the kind of country and kind of president they wanted representing them. so on all those questions people wrestled carefully. i think that's why ultimately enough people in enough battleground states chose the president to continue this journey we're on. quickly in terms of demography. we don't know this for sure but we could be seeing different elections in on years and off years. the election in 2014 is going to be differ
i think there was a sense like on energy and environment and education that the president had a vision for where america needs to be in this new century where we've got rising competition in china and germany and india and if we're going to have an american century we cannot come in second place to those countries in technology of the future. and i think that played an important role. there was a sense that the obama vision was one that they thought better suited this moment in our country's...
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powers like turkey, brazil, indonesia, india, in order to have a balance of power that frames that the environment in which china continues to rise. in terms of the pivot, and many quibble with the term. the united states has never left asia. i would point out that it is a goal, rather than something that can be handed down by fiat. a perfect example is yesterday, when president obama and prime minister kamen word in the rose garden to in their joint press conference, there were four questions the press asked, and these are two key allies that have global ambitions. not a single point was an east asia. it was on syria, iran, afghanistan, and the global economy, so the united states is going to have to pivot to asia, but it can not come entirely at the expense of what will happen in the middle east and south asia as well. no matter how much we want to focus on asia and deal exclusively with china, these are the things will be in the forefront of our minds. >> how about, robert, if i finish with this, and you can think about things you want to say, thomas donnelly, robert makes this eloquent point a
powers like turkey, brazil, indonesia, india, in order to have a balance of power that frames that the environment in which china continues to rise. in terms of the pivot, and many quibble with the term. the united states has never left asia. i would point out that it is a goal, rather than something that can be handed down by fiat. a perfect example is yesterday, when president obama and prime minister kamen word in the rose garden to in their joint press conference, there were four questions...
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administrators in short they create a good environment. that is where educational excellence comes from. >> there was a philosophical difference. speaker banner had representatives in his box, some who had worked on the pipeline, or would have, that would have affected nebraska. >> we are in a difficult and peculiar situation, many of us have a strategic energy partner with the canadiens. we need to ensure the environmental integrity of our natural resources. a year and a half ago i urged them. we need to relocate this pipe. the pipeline is going over a sensitive environmental areas. it needs to be moved. we were hopeful the president would find a way to give transitional approval while the upper bid setting takes place -- appropriate citing takes place. >> what d.c. happening in congress in the next couple of months? >> we hope the president proposes a budget that would balance of a time. he did not adjust anything like that. we start of our season shortly. we will pass a strong budget in the house of represent this. it is unclear if the
administrators in short they create a good environment. that is where educational excellence comes from. >> there was a philosophical difference. speaker banner had representatives in his box, some who had worked on the pipeline, or would have, that would have affected nebraska. >> we are in a difficult and peculiar situation, many of us have a strategic energy partner with the canadiens. we need to ensure the environmental integrity of our natural resources. a year and a half ago i...
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you can do things without destroying the environment. we should be looking at that. doing things in a sustainable way. that project has every chance of success, doing it the right way. we want to see more job creation under barack obama. with mitt romney, it will go right back to where we were geared more tax breaks for the rich. letting in trickle-down. it does not trickle-down. it got us into the mess we currently find ourselves in. >> all right. thank you so much. see you in the year. >> we will be back. >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> on c-span, beginning at 10:00 a.m., we will talk about the war in iraq and the future of afghanistan and pakistan. on c-span2, the atlantic council hosts a session about economic growth in india. our live coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> on "washington journal," >> on "washington journal," peter edelman, judd gregg,
you can do things without destroying the environment. we should be looking at that. doing things in a sustainable way. that project has every chance of success, doing it the right way. we want to see more job creation under barack obama. with mitt romney, it will go right back to where we were geared more tax breaks for the rich. letting in trickle-down. it does not trickle-down. it got us into the mess we currently find ourselves in. >> all right. thank you so much. see you in the year....
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there are three things he could do that would change the whole energy environment. he could sign the keystone pipeline -- [applause] that would bring 700,000 barrels of canadian oil a day to houston. it would open up for oklahoma, kansas, texas shipping by pipeline instead of tucks. -- trucks. he could reopen the gulf of mexico to developments. that is about 400,000 barrels a day. or he could open of known areas in alaska that is about 1,200,000 barrels a day. how do you expand the american supply of oil tax that is 2,000,300 barrels a day just with three strokes of the pen. it will change the entire national debates of energy. there is a lagging at that. the fact is in north dakota, we have had extraordinary increase in oil production. it is on private lands. since it was on private lands, obama could not stop it. now they have discovered we probably have at least 25 times -- 2500% more oil than people thought we do. as they are developing it, and has certain obvious side effects. they traded a huge number of jobs. it overstates how much unemployment there is. ther
there are three things he could do that would change the whole energy environment. he could sign the keystone pipeline -- [applause] that would bring 700,000 barrels of canadian oil a day to houston. it would open up for oklahoma, kansas, texas shipping by pipeline instead of tucks. -- trucks. he could reopen the gulf of mexico to developments. that is about 400,000 barrels a day. or he could open of known areas in alaska that is about 1,200,000 barrels a day. how do you expand the american...
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in a healthy environment, i agree with this but there are a lot on help the environment out there. such as a piece of family situation, whether drug or alcohol-related or physical abuse. these individuals would not come into the emergency room or seek medical help. there are sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, and test, all of these situations happen. -- incest, all of these situations happen. i have a concern. >> i thank and gentlemen. ms. joslyn. >> i am the mother of three daughters and abbot like to think that in this country, things are not so bad debt -- and i would like to think that things are not so bad debt that help the parents or the rule, not the exception. you need to error on the side of trusting parents for know what it's going on in their children's lives and give approval for it. >> i like to speak in favor of this amendment. we already have laws in place that in life-threatening situations can terat children without the consent of parents. that is not what this amendment is about. these are not life-threatening situations where children get treatment withou
in a healthy environment, i agree with this but there are a lot on help the environment out there. such as a piece of family situation, whether drug or alcohol-related or physical abuse. these individuals would not come into the emergency room or seek medical help. there are sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, and test, all of these situations happen. -- incest, all of these situations happen. i have a concern. >> i thank and gentlemen. ms. joslyn. >> i am the mother of three...
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president obama announced certain incentives to create more of an insourcing environment. what is your view on that? and how could that be successful? >> i haven't done any sort of full blown study. i hear it's going on. a lot of outsourcing. the thing i have to understand and if i were to do an update on "the world is flat," i think this is what it would be about. we go from a connected to a hyperconnected world. outsourcing is over. there's no more out and there's no more in, okay? basically we're entering the age where the sticker on your computer should say, made in the world, okay? more and more things are made in america, made in china -- they're made in the world. and the whole idea of an export is really so 20th century. and if you look at all of these products now. so what do we -- how do we think about that, made in the world? well, we want to be part of that supply chain where it's made. we want to share that. hopefully the high-end manufacturing side of that. but i think what we really want to aspire to as a country is not just made in america, we want part of
president obama announced certain incentives to create more of an insourcing environment. what is your view on that? and how could that be successful? >> i haven't done any sort of full blown study. i hear it's going on. a lot of outsourcing. the thing i have to understand and if i were to do an update on "the world is flat," i think this is what it would be about. we go from a connected to a hyperconnected world. outsourcing is over. there's no more out and there's no more in,...
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begin tightening moves however mildly and they're likely not to be widely welcomed in the political environment. that is what central banks have to do so i the -- i think it is such a central bank policy problem. >> one last question -- in my digging around in your work, you are deeply concerned about the state of public administration, those that are tasked with storage of responsibilities and the government and in the next robust phase of your life, can you have committed yourself to do something about it and trying to change the quality and support for those people who are serving in government. i would like to share with the audience or have you share with the audience something on that subject. >> is a concern of mine had to improve public management and public administration. part of, the ideological problem we have on both sides his that government is terrible and causes the problems, neither is true. what we need is an efficient government that will be widely supported and trusted. government needs to be effective and widely trusted. that is not what we have. there's a great survey that
begin tightening moves however mildly and they're likely not to be widely welcomed in the political environment. that is what central banks have to do so i the -- i think it is such a central bank policy problem. >> one last question -- in my digging around in your work, you are deeply concerned about the state of public administration, those that are tasked with storage of responsibilities and the government and in the next robust phase of your life, can you have committed yourself to do...
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>> we appear to be in a muddling through environment, which is costing everybody, europe more so than us. many countries in europe are already in a recession. based on what i can observe, it seems like it could take a very long time because the structure and the institutional changes that year to try to make are not ones to take quickly. they recently agreed to create a single bank regulator for eurozone bank's. to do the, and i do not have the inside information, but it could take time, going into next year, before they have a single bank regulator. likewise, they are trying to establish fiscal rules and agreements. they made some progress there, but given that there are 17 governments that have to agree to every major change, it could be some time before they have come to a fully satisfactory fiscal arrangement. it appears to be something that could go on for a while, unfortunately. >> but me ask a more specific, more narrow question the kauffman foundation is a foundation in kansas city that considers the entrepreneurship, and their statistics demonstrate that companies that are le
>> we appear to be in a muddling through environment, which is costing everybody, europe more so than us. many countries in europe are already in a recession. based on what i can observe, it seems like it could take a very long time because the structure and the institutional changes that year to try to make are not ones to take quickly. they recently agreed to create a single bank regulator for eurozone bank's. to do the, and i do not have the inside information, but it could take time,...
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they are used the environment. they have somebody to play the moderator and ask questions. obama does not like sound bites. as his campaign will tell you. they force him to give answers. they do whatever they can to simulate the debate situation. >> you quote a former chief of staff to vice-presidents al gore and joe biden. let me read some of his points -- can you elaborate? >> sure. he is not really specifically using this advice for romney or obama, although i have no doubt many of these tips are being passed on to president obama. it is interesting. that was my first short summary of what he has to say. he went into more depth about each one of those things. impressions of the debate are formed very early. in the first half hour. a lot of the reporters will be writing their stories in the first half hour. you need to come out strong. if there is something you want to say, you have to say it right away. you suggest candidates, when they come out to the stage, write down three points they want to make. when you are watching the debates, you see that. talking points in res
they are used the environment. they have somebody to play the moderator and ask questions. obama does not like sound bites. as his campaign will tell you. they force him to give answers. they do whatever they can to simulate the debate situation. >> you quote a former chief of staff to vice-presidents al gore and joe biden. let me read some of his points -- can you elaborate? >> sure. he is not really specifically using this advice for romney or obama, although i have no doubt many...
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in 2008, you said in this environment, principal reductions that restores some equity for the homeowner may be relatively more effective means of avoiding delinquency and/or closure. a lot of people have characterized principle reductions as help in all my homeowners. can you explain why in some cases they actually could help taxpayers, too? >> i think we have made some progress. the housing market looks to be stabilizing which if true would be good news. going forward, it would be helpful to recovery. there has been a lot of effort since i gave that speech to try to modify mortgages and try to reduce foreclosures and some of that has taken the form of principal reduction, notably finney and freddie have decided that some principal reduction is a tool for reducing foreclosures and principal reduction is part of the settlement with the large servicers. we will get more evidence on this very soon. the board of governors does not have an official position on principal reduction versus other means of modifying mortgages or other was a boarding foreclosure. -- or avoiding foreclosure. you wa
in 2008, you said in this environment, principal reductions that restores some equity for the homeowner may be relatively more effective means of avoiding delinquency and/or closure. a lot of people have characterized principle reductions as help in all my homeowners. can you explain why in some cases they actually could help taxpayers, too? >> i think we have made some progress. the housing market looks to be stabilizing which if true would be good news. going forward, it would be...
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what would that type of environment mean to you? >> an unsafe environment? >> yes. >> i would have stayed in my car. it is different when you have children. of course i think of my safety, but i think of my children, as well. there are programs, but not enough, for women with children. i could have gone to other shelters but i could not have taken my children with me. and a female, just from being a woman, you want to be able to feel that when you go to a shelter that you have adequate such it -- adequate safety. >> what would that have meant for the women who live in your facilities? >> let me just say, we do have at the agency, a 30- transitional program exclusively for women veterans. i believe that in some cases, women do come there because it is a place that they know is safe and they know is secured. we take great attention to that. i think one of the situations that exist is that there are so few of these programs in the community that are exclusive to women veterans that are designed for them to address their tremendous needs. that is one of the shor
what would that type of environment mean to you? >> an unsafe environment? >> yes. >> i would have stayed in my car. it is different when you have children. of course i think of my safety, but i think of my children, as well. there are programs, but not enough, for women with children. i could have gone to other shelters but i could not have taken my children with me. and a female, just from being a woman, you want to be able to feel that when you go to a shelter that you have...
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and we still protect the environment. we protect our families, but we don't over regulate and create the jobs -- and kill the job creators in our state. we want to honor them and work with them because they help our families. just like what mitt romney is going to face, the actions that we took were not always easy. and the actions that we took were not always popular. but when you get yourself in public service, you must lead and you must do what is necessary. i want to tell you the good news of where we are today. i told you a minute ago that when we came into office we were 48th in job creation. you know where we are today? we are fourth in america in job creation and no. 1 in the midwest. we went from 89 cents in our rainy day fund to $500 million in surplus, a half billion dollars in surplus, from being in the hole. i watched in horror as we saw the italians and french and spanish and the greeks have their credit downgraded. i remembered the night that i watched america's credit debt downgraded. but in ohio, instead
and we still protect the environment. we protect our families, but we don't over regulate and create the jobs -- and kill the job creators in our state. we want to honor them and work with them because they help our families. just like what mitt romney is going to face, the actions that we took were not always easy. and the actions that we took were not always popular. but when you get yourself in public service, you must lead and you must do what is necessary. i want to tell you the good news...
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they see the internet as a very fundamental part of the environment now. they would like very much to have some influence over it. i worry about the internet governance forum, which emerged. the reason it has been successful up until now and tell -- is it started as a maltase to colder -- it started as a mutli-stakeholder deal. the question about who controls the agenda becomes a big issue. the process of involvement in the u.n. has one unfortunate property that it politicizes everything. all of the considerations that are made are taken and colored by national interest. as a longstanding but it is been in the internet architecture board and the internet engineering task force where we have technical discussions about how best to improve the operation of the internet, to color that with other national disputes, which are non-relevant to the technology, is a very dangerous precedent. that is one of the reasons i worry about itu's intervention. >> there are some reports out of this hearing that would tend to say that the ambassador's comment does -- that the
they see the internet as a very fundamental part of the environment now. they would like very much to have some influence over it. i worry about the internet governance forum, which emerged. the reason it has been successful up until now and tell -- is it started as a maltase to colder -- it started as a mutli-stakeholder deal. the question about who controls the agenda becomes a big issue. the process of involvement in the u.n. has one unfortunate property that it politicizes everything. all...
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i think this new environment, be it political or social environment has changed. people want to do more. sometimes people will do it as volunteers. want to be part of a cause. the one to be part of the solution. if there is a problem out there, a social problem, they want to help. i can see more people, more women, doing that. we should be talking about this and engaging more people. i think there are a lot of women leaders who would be happy to help impart their knowledge and experience. 20 years ago, there were not forums like this. he did not have the secretary of labor like me. these were things that occur but they did not happen by accident. a lot of people have been working to help make this a reality and it is a reflection of what is happening in our country. i have to give a lot of credit to our president and people like speaker nancy pelosi and senator barbara boxer and supervisor glory molina. >> would you go back into elected office? >> there is a lot of issues i care about -- health care, health care disparities, environmental justice, that is a big is
i think this new environment, be it political or social environment has changed. people want to do more. sometimes people will do it as volunteers. want to be part of a cause. the one to be part of the solution. if there is a problem out there, a social problem, they want to help. i can see more people, more women, doing that. we should be talking about this and engaging more people. i think there are a lot of women leaders who would be happy to help impart their knowledge and experience. 20...
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the environment. it is common sense trey that i support. >> along with senator durbin and the president of united states, the st. agreements not cost -- these trade agreements the not cost that. is not true. we can verify that with caterpillar. the only thing that has cost the jobs here is why we have companies attacking clean coal and not allow us to go in and act as it. so caterpillar cannot build the big trucks this across the world. >> i would turn to maytag. not long after nafta passed, 1700 jobs went to mexico. that company received millions of dollars in taxpayer funds and move the jobs over to mexico. i talked to somebody like they've lost his job there. because the city was so devastated, he had to move away from the community to find work. >> next question directed first year cheri bustos. >> republicans have opposed cutting federal money for public broadcasting. do you favor eliminating the superb pitching? >> i cannot favor eliminating that. -- do you favor eliminating that? >> i am not in
the environment. it is common sense trey that i support. >> along with senator durbin and the president of united states, the st. agreements not cost -- these trade agreements the not cost that. is not true. we can verify that with caterpillar. the only thing that has cost the jobs here is why we have companies attacking clean coal and not allow us to go in and act as it. so caterpillar cannot build the big trucks this across the world. >> i would turn to maytag. not long after...
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that is not only good for your pocketbook, that is good for the environment. [applause] we've got to do more. we've got to act even faster. we have to keep investing in the development of every available source of american-made energy. this is a question of where our priorities are. this is a choice we face. first of all, while there are no silver bullets short term i comes to gas prices and anybody who says otherwise, you can tell them the truth -- i have directed my administration to look for every single area where we can make an impact and help consumers in the months ahead from permiting to delivery bottlenecks to what is going on in the oil markets. we will look at every single aspect of gas prices because we know the burden is putting on consumers. we will keep taking as many steps as we can in the coming weeks. that is short term but over the long term, on -- and all of the above energy strategy requires us to have the right priorities and right incentives. right now, $4 billion of your tax dollars subsidize the oil industry every year. $4 billion " th
that is not only good for your pocketbook, that is good for the environment. [applause] we've got to do more. we've got to act even faster. we have to keep investing in the development of every available source of american-made energy. this is a question of where our priorities are. this is a choice we face. first of all, while there are no silver bullets short term i comes to gas prices and anybody who says otherwise, you can tell them the truth -- i have directed my administration to look for...
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people consent about the environment and health of our committees. that is why i requiring that all companies drilling for gas on public land to disclose the chemicals they use. we want to make sure this is done properly and safely. america will develop this resource without putting the health and safety of our citizens at risk. we have to take advantage of this incredible natural resources. think about an america where more cars and trucks are running on domestic natural gas than on foreign oil. think about an america where our companies are leading the world in developing natural gas technology and creating a generation of new energy jobs or the natural gas resources are helping to make our companies more competitive for decades. natural gas burns cleaner than oil does. this is also potentially good for our environment as we make the shift. last april, we issued a challenge to shipping companies like ups. we said, if you upgrade your fleets to run on less oil or no oil at all, we will help you succeed. we want to help you. we started out with five
people consent about the environment and health of our committees. that is why i requiring that all companies drilling for gas on public land to disclose the chemicals they use. we want to make sure this is done properly and safely. america will develop this resource without putting the health and safety of our citizens at risk. we have to take advantage of this incredible natural resources. think about an america where more cars and trucks are running on domestic natural gas than on foreign...
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whether that stability is the funding environment or the requirements environment or industry's ability to hire, train, get the right people in the right place at the right time, do those fundamentals, those fundamentals drive this process substantially. secondly, if we could look at shortening the cycle times, cycle times in the industry are getting longer and longer and longer from the formation of a proposal, the early test phases, it's getting longer and time is money. anything we can do to streamline, simplify and shorten that process certainly would accrue to a portfolio of efficiency initiatives that i think would result in good savings. >> i'd simply offer the recommendations of the defense business board that reports to the secretary of defense, take them up on their suggestion. what they're proposing is simply suspend regulatory environment in which every regulation then has to justify the reasons for its application as is being sought to be applied. otherwise, dispense with it. that is an approach that will sort out this question, not our recommendations, one that the busines
whether that stability is the funding environment or the requirements environment or industry's ability to hire, train, get the right people in the right place at the right time, do those fundamentals, those fundamentals drive this process substantially. secondly, if we could look at shortening the cycle times, cycle times in the industry are getting longer and longer and longer from the formation of a proposal, the early test phases, it's getting longer and time is money. anything we can do to...
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we are in a global economic environment. in wisconsin, we're competing with people from india and china. the only tax our businesses and at the highest tax rates, we lose and they win. >> april 5 of last year, congressman paul ryan outlines details of what is now known as the ryan plan. from the "washington journal," his speeches in washington and elsewhere in the country, now on the campaign trail. he made his first appearance in 1995 as a staff member. three years later, he returned as a newly elected member of congress. this is from november 17, 1998. it is all part of c-span's video library as the track his career in washington and wisconsin. you can check it out anytime at c-span.org/videolibrary. >> more on the countdown to the convention. in three days, coverage of the republican national convention here on c-span. coming up, republican presidential candidate mitt romney campaigned in pobbs, new mexico. but 7:00 a.m., "washington journal." we will have a behind-the-scenes look at the online media co., talking points m
we are in a global economic environment. in wisconsin, we're competing with people from india and china. the only tax our businesses and at the highest tax rates, we lose and they win. >> april 5 of last year, congressman paul ryan outlines details of what is now known as the ryan plan. from the "washington journal," his speeches in washington and elsewhere in the country, now on the campaign trail. he made his first appearance in 1995 as a staff member. three years later, he...
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this kind of consumerism, which destroys the environment, which creates circumstances of the devolution of living standards -- this is the result of the global surplus recycling, which is why this squeezing of the delights of the workers to keep prices low, but to keep the price is lower than germany or japan, to keep the capital coming here, to keep the german and japanese finance going. i don't believe in pointing fingers at anyone. we are all part of this system that we have created over the last few decades. which met its nemesis because of its hubris. >> i would like to ask three questions. one is to summarise, briefly, what did happen in greece? why did we slide further down in the world? number two, could you please summarize an alternative approach? what could, for example, the greek prime minister have done instead of what they did it? and third, there is a hamiltonian economic system from 1789 that created a great america before america became a global power -- could that help greece? >> i will answer your questions starting at the beginning. what happened in greece? we create
this kind of consumerism, which destroys the environment, which creates circumstances of the devolution of living standards -- this is the result of the global surplus recycling, which is why this squeezing of the delights of the workers to keep prices low, but to keep the price is lower than germany or japan, to keep the capital coming here, to keep the german and japanese finance going. i don't believe in pointing fingers at anyone. we are all part of this system that we have created over the...
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having said that, this is a crazy political environment. a lot of the political rules have been thrown out. more than anything else, i'd advise you to expect the unexpected. not just the next two or three months, but the next five or six years, until the country does decide one way or the other that it is going to choose between two grand visions. i will stop there and we will take questions, comments, or arguments. [applause] >> i just wanted to add one thing. which comes closer to your view, governments should do more to solve problems, or government is doing too many things better left to business and individuals? governments doing too much, government doing too many things better left to business and individuals. the responses from the public, government should do more to solve problems, 43. governments doing too many things better left to business and individuals, 51. if i gave you that question, we do not think that mitt romney would have won the election? but a quarter of the people who said the government is doing too many things be
having said that, this is a crazy political environment. a lot of the political rules have been thrown out. more than anything else, i'd advise you to expect the unexpected. not just the next two or three months, but the next five or six years, until the country does decide one way or the other that it is going to choose between two grand visions. i will stop there and we will take questions, comments, or arguments. [applause] >> i just wanted to add one thing. which comes closer to your...